An Evaluation on the Effect of Sultan Vahideddin on the Leaving of Mustafa Kemal Pasha to Anatolia
Özet
Although Mustafa Kemal tried to explain various possible solutions by meeting with the Sultan Vahideddin on several occasions over time, he found a desperate sultan without any will. There was no leader capable of planning and implementing a great organization that could save the country from invasion. However, Mustafa Kemal knew the enemy very well. He knew that this enemy, which he had defeated earlier in Gallipoli, would destroy the Turkish Homeland no matter what. The solution could be nothing more than a total struggle with the handful of forces at hand, utilizing all the assets. According to Mustafa Kemal, \"perishing is better for a nation rather than living as a prisoner\". While all these historical events are obvious, some historians are insistently portraying Sultan Vahideddin as a hero. Is Sultan Vahideddin a \"traitor\", who collaborated with the British during the armistice period; or is he a degenerate pursuing for the continuation of his reign, as Mustafa Kemal Pasha said in his speech? Is he a hero who started the War of Independence that assisted Mustafa Kemal Pasha to Anatolia? The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of Sultan Vahideddin on Mustafa Kemal Pasha's transition to Anatolia, by examining the relations between Vahideddin and Mustafa Kemal Pasha since October 30, 1918.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Vahdeddin, Treason, National Struggle, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Armistice
Kaynak
Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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25
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